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Which planet is often called the Red Planet?
The answer
Mars
The answer was Mars. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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About the choices
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Mercury - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Mars - correct answer.
- Jupiter - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Neptune - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
What to remember
Mars is the one to remember. Mars appears red because of iron oxide (rust) on its surface. Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest known volcano in the solar system.
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Sources: NASA